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Shock results as Tesla finishes last in car quality survey
Leading luxury brands will be feeling a little sheepish after a respected vehicle quality survey produced some revealing statistics. But none fared worse than EV maker Tesla.

David McCowen news.com.auJUNE 25, 202012:46PM

Tesla has finished at the tail-end of an influential survey for new car quality.

The JD Power Initial Quality Survey asks owners of new cars about problems they’ve had within the first 90 days of ownership. Customers answer more than 200 questions about various issues ranging from minor glitches to major failure.

Dodge, which sits alongside the likes of Jeep in the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group, tied for first place with Kia as customers reported 136 problems per 100 vehicles sold.

Strong performances from Hyundai, Kia’s South Korean sister brand, and FCA stablemates Jeep and RAM suggest the top results were not fluked.

Hyundai’s Genesis luxury arm finished on top of prestige rivals in the US, joining Lexus and Cadillac as the only premium brands to score better than the car industry’s average of 166 problems per 100 cars sold.

Genesis also finished on top of the more comprehensive JD Power vehicle dependability study which surveys American owners after three years of ownership, not three months.

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